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Ian - that's a good idea as the definition of key workers is open to interpretation.
As an added bonus work have announced the staff will get 10% on top of their hours worked from March 9th to April 30th,and we get the same on our salary.Nice bonus for all the hard work.
Good idea on the limit on customers, I'm off to Lidl this morning and I think they are doing the same. So I'm expecting I may have to stand in the car park for a while.
Big G - any big DIY projects planned then?
I'd booked a unrefundable Travelodge for my April marathon that was finally cancelled yesterday. Travelodge have offered a full refund or I can have a voucher for future use to the value of 125% of my original booking. Generous offer, I'm taking the refund as I don't know when I'll need a Travelodge again, might be a while and I'll spend the money on running kit.
Rest day today.
ian nice little bonus to say thanks from your employer
keith good luck going to work, our workplace will be giving the few that have to go in letters (post room, IS and finance) in case they are stopped.
started wfh yesterday was a nice commune home! We’ve cancelled most of our marketing going out so will be quiet, I can’t complain too much with the position I’m in however I’ll probably be £300 a month lighter without the commission, given the last 75 months pay, I’ve had the bonus 73 times will be a bit of a drop.
4 miles on local trails yesterday and didn’t see too many people. Yesterday seemed a lot quieter, hopefully most people are getting the message
Robert, I got the Manchester refund. I got £48 back, and originally the fee I paid was £53 for the race. There was £4.35 worth of fees when I entered the race, but they're not refunded. I put my request in for the associated Flybe flights into the bank a few days ago but unsurprisingly I haven't heard anything about that yet - I guess they're pretty busy with other things at the moment!
Shades, yes, I think the back garden may be unrecognisable in a few weeks. A breeze block wall is coming down, 5 large raised beds are going in, and a lot of existing/rotten decking is coming out. In fairness, OH is getting stuck in as well and I have to begrudgingly concede that this stuff will see an improvement.
I've cancelled two flexible Travelodge bookings recently and the refund came through really quickly. I hadn't realised that about the 125% of the other bookings, and will be cancelling a couple of those soon too. Premier Inn refund came through really quickly too. I have moved my easyJet Glasgow flights to a trip to Netherlands. OH is hoping to go in November so I'll go along as well. There is supposed to be a marathon in Utrecht when we're there so I've got my eye on that one, plus hopefully I'll do a NL parkrun. Not sure I should be looking that far ahead at the moment really as who knows where we'll be, but I'm very much hoping we'll be out of this by then.
I'm doing a Q&A session with members of the club, where they answer a few questions, send the info to me along with a few pics and I post one once a day. I have done 3 so far, and have around another 20 to do, with more promised. It's good as it's promoting a lot of comments, and it's also good hearing from people who may go under the radar a lot of the time. They're all really good and I've learned a lot about people, but I hadn't realised something about a young runner. I knew she was bloody quick and was really a track runner as she only trains with Trotters in the winter, going out on the 10-milers on Mondays. She has very realistic goals of going under 2mins for 800m and wants to get as close to 4:10 for 1500m as she can, and has already been to National and Euro championships and done well. She also came second a couple of weeks ago at the English Schools Cross Country. She was spotted on Power of 10, a coach came to see her run (without her knowledge I believe) and as a result of all that and her race results, she is off to an American University this year!
Big G - I too had wondered about what an acceptable run time would be!
Big G - Sounds like she has a bright future with those times!!
Shades - Good time to start your strength training at home, is that instead of the gym work?
Easy 6 miles today instead of my previously planned 5/4 double.
Big G - well that's a decent project and will be nice in this weather, be careful with that heavy lifting though
This is the only Travelodge I have booked this year. The 125% voucher might be a new thing to conserve their cash. I think it was the end of 2021 the voucher expires.
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The American Universities are the best place for our up and coming athletes.
Cal - are you OK, we haven't heard from you since shutdown?
Well what a joy to drive to Lidl's, very little traffic, didn't get stopped by the police. Lidl's weren't operating any control on numbers of shoppers but there weren't that many. But the ones that were there some weren't operating any distancing at all. I shouted at one stupid old man.
Saw my neighbour, the stupid one. She had been out in her car and came over to talk to me and stood too close had to get her to back off. She's finding it hard being shut in all day so wanted to go out to get some fresh air so instead of going for a stroll she got in her car and drove to the Premier shop and bought some bread, that is the smallest most congested corner shop in town and she is very high risk, 80 years old and multiple health issues, but so thick what can you do, you just can't tell folk. Anyway I told her to text me if she needs anything.
I'm not going to buy any more weights, my flat is small and when I'm back in the gym I wouldn't use them.
Another 10-miles this morning, again about 50/50 road/trail. Very, very quiet on the roads with very little traffic. On roads that are usually quite busy I was able to run down the middle to avoid the few people that were on the pavement. I didn't see many people but those that were out were very aware of the distancing rule, as was I. On the trails, it meant that on occasion I had to stop and move in to let someone by, or on other occasions someone else stopped to let me by, but obviously no problem with that at all.
Shop really quiet now,we are limited to 80 people so have a guard counting them in and out,they are getting better at the 2mtrs at the till but still not quite there.If a family of 4 turns up,we ask just 2 to come in and 2 stay outside,don't need all 4 to shop,it seems to be going ok with only a couple of moans.
Shades -As Keith said, we’re only allowed to go 1km from our home which is why I’m tending to avoid roads and sticking to the forest!
Well done on getting a strength programme up. You’ve made such steady progress with your gym/fitness plan it would be a real shame to let that drift.
Big G - Good luck with the garden project! Just be careful of that shoulder...
RCouture - I had a miraculous injection which cured my PF in one fell swoop. Maybe not the best time to ask your GP about it right now though.
Went out on the bike yesterday (which I shouldn’t have) and was planning on trying a run today but was one of those days when I spent the whole day in my running kit but didn’t actually get out for a run. Took my horse for a lovely ride in the forest though (still in running kit) and enjoyed every minute so all was not lost.
Hope Cal is ok
Shades 75% of my lunches are meals reheated, my outgoings will be lower without petrol and can't spend money on stuff so will have similar disposable income.
Ian, I've seen most shops are now implementing restrictions, prob be quite a pleasure to go shopping now.
Keith the letter stating key worker doesn't need to be that detailed, only needed to justify why you may be out.
Rcouture - falling in the ditch is better than getting too close lol. Well done for swerving.
First full day wfh today, was weird but no hiccups, very depleted team at the moment, there was only 2 working today of a possible 12. Thankfully the two that are working are myself and someone who will take my position if I get promoted/ move on so could have been worse.
Went out this evening for 6 miles, majority of people were cautious and thankful as either myself or them would give each other space. Run felt strong but feel I need a rest so tomorrow's stint will either be slow, short or a walk.
MF, yeah, I'm being really careful. I've a few jobs to do so I'm kind of rotating through those, and taking plenty of tea breaks
Rcouture - good for you helping your elderly neighbour, it must be so confusing for some. My neighbour isn't frail, although she has all these health issues, she's just not very bright. She has a lot of family locally to help her if she needs it.
Unfortunately PF doesn't usually respond to a few weeks rest and tends to be a longer term injury. But in most cases you can manage it but it's often a long haul to get rid of it, even physio will not cure it. Robert has experience of PF as well as mamafox.
mamafox - great you can get out on your horse too, that's good exercise. Are there any restrictions on horse riding?
I will never be able to maintain or make any improvement on my strength or muscle/fat %'s at home but I must try and do as little damage as possible.
Robert - glad the WFH went OK, I guess takes quite a lot of adjustment.
Good to hear Cal is OK. Was a bit concerned as this is not the time to disappear.
Big G - unfortunately you can't invite a beefy mate or Kirsty Allsopp round to demolish that wall for you.
Frosty again this morning, sunny too. Had a nice run, dog walkers and a couple of other runners all very smiley and respectful of distancing. It was strange to run past McDonalds, deserted and empty. Wish they would demolish it and that would be even better. On the day they were closing the queue was right out to the main road and causing traffic problems.
Right a bit of shopping for you, everything £10
https://subsports.co.uk/#
He has also emailed me some.videos of exercises to do.
MF - Nice that you can use the forest still.
Ian - Good that things are getting better in the shop. Sensible to limit to 80.
8 miles with 3*1600 today. Reps came out at 6:02/6:00/5:49 for an average min mile pace of 5:59, so just under 6:00 target pace!. Pleasing to get faster on the last rep too, and nice to run a bit faster as just done easy running for last couple of weeks I think.
I've completely lost my desire just now, I'm not very good at going 'off plan', I still done 5 miles Tuesday and about 11km last night whatever that is miles!
I passed a family of four (I went in to the middle of the road, I'd guess 5 meters at least), they all pulled their jackets over their faces and the 2 children screamed! I think if your children are that traumatised by the situation don't go out walking! It defo wasn't a fright as it was long straight road, they saw me coming from miles off! I hope all the people out doing family walks continue after all this is over.
Shades - thanks for that link, I already own a few sub things and their stuff is really good, that'll sort me for the next year (although I've not checked what sizes and stuff they have)
MF sounds like a nice way to get some fresh air!
Steve nice pace
Shades - I use mcdonalds far too often, I don't enjoy it very often and glad it's closed for the foreseeable.
Rcouture - pf is a knightmare MF had it really bad so did I. It can happen due to a number of things and could be related to your ITB issues where you may have subconsciously changed your form. Mine started from a niggle in the hip which was from weak glutes.
I know mf had the cortisone injection, it works for many, others not so much. It's a steroid injection which acts as an anti -inflammatory and pain relief agent. So you're able to carry on without the pain. It could be training normal will resolve it as you correct your form. It's important to load gradually do a few weights where you can and don't go back to the high mileage straight away. MF had excellent results from it, best to source stuff from nhs about it rather than peoples opinions.
There are also a range of products that marketers will try and push down your throat. I tried shockwave treatment too which wasn't for me but others have raved about it.
Golf ball is a good one to roll under your foot, same as a cold can of coke.
3 lowish cost products I've used to manage it are prickly balls such as this one https://www.decathlon.co.uk/massage-ball-small-black-id_8389644.html (maybe able to pick up in asda or free delivery £50 spend the shops are closed).
Not the most comfortable but the most effective for me and others is a Strasbourg sock (about memory), its like a stint that you sleep in at night, stretches the foot whilst you sleep but can take a bit of getting used to. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00SPS6DJ6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
the final product I've used is a magic sock https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01KV4HL60/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cozy - I think the sale at Subsports is only on for a day or so. When I was browsing a message came up saying 1d + left. I haven't bought their stuff before but a friend of mine is sponsored by them and wears their kit.
I have ordered 3 pairs of tights, £30 and no delivery charge either.
That's terrible that those children were so frightened of passing a runner. Parents need to sort that out.
Only 1 arsehole today who took offence at my cashier refusing their money as they had it in their mouth,called for the manager and then got even more offended when I told them tough my cashier was right.
Cozy - weird times these and people will act and react differently. As long as you're staying safe that's the main thing. Just get out when you can, keep a base fitness for when you can go to plan. If you can go off road hit some trails, few people and mix it up a bit. You can take the car somewhere if you're able to but be careful of popular areas
But, the wall is now gone!
That looks a fair amount of work you've given yourself Big G! Good luck!
Shades - I bought 3 tshirts and 2 shorts, that really is a bargain, the shorts I bought are usually £38 down to £10! I was long over due a refresh of my base layers so thanks very much for the link!